Please don't boost #aislop !
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@NatureMC @purplepadma We don’t really see them here, but I’ve been places where they’re apparently invasive and they’re unwanted in gardens.
@markc568 There's a big difference between snails (with shells) and slugs (the naked ones), and even between species. Most snails are important for soil health and so for your garden.
I'm just writing about it in my article (see "but my garden"): https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233 -
Please don't boost #aislop !
This post went #viral in my timeline. Commentators found the source in a FB slop page, and biologists in the comments tell the facts. The author of the post hasn't yet edited the post for marking that's AI/the source.
People burst into enthusiasm, so little do they know about nature.
And I'll write an article now. About real snails. Facts.
@NatureMC I'm following just so I don't miss your article. We have lots of snails, a sign of a healthy garden, I hope.
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@NatureMC I'm following just so I don't miss your article. We have lots of snails, a sign of a healthy garden, I hope.
@Helenisenough Thanks! Yes, it is.
My article just got finished: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233 and is sent out to my newsletter subscribers. -
@lichtscheu I intended to say: if you write an article about snails, will you include how you can help a snail heal their shell, if it is cracked. I didn't mean the internal processes. Afaik they have some glands to do the job, but I'm not sure. It is not done by cell division quite certainly.
@sibylle I'm so sorry but the article was already long enough: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233
So I didn't write about their methods of repairing but if you have questions, you can ask me here!
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@markc568 There's a big difference between snails (with shells) and slugs (the naked ones), and even between species. Most snails are important for soil health and so for your garden.
I'm just writing about it in my article (see "but my garden"): https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233@NatureMC @markc568 @purplepadma
it depends on if you want a sterile garden or a rich habitat. slugs and snails can be crop pests, especially juveniles, but they're also tasty food for frogs, toads, birds and mammals and break down dead organic matter. -
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it depends on if you want a sterile garden or a rich habitat. slugs and snails can be crop pests, especially juveniles, but they're also tasty food for frogs, toads, birds and mammals and break down dead organic matter.@floppyplopper I see clearly that you comment an article that you didn't read yet.
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@sibylle I'm so sorry but the article was already long enough: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233
So I didn't write about their methods of repairing but if you have questions, you can ask me here!
@sibylle and perhaps this can help you with informations about shells and shell building: https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/forestcalcium.html @lichtscheu
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@floppyplopper I see clearly that you comment an article that you didn't read yet.
🤫 @markc568 @purplepadma@NatureMC @markc568 @purplepadma
guilty, guilty, guilty!
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@NatureMC @markc568 @purplepadma
guilty, guilty, guilty!️ @floppyplopper You wouldn't believe how good schadenfreude can feel just now!
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@floppyplopper You wouldn't believe how good schadenfreude can feel just now!
(It's never to late to read).@NatureMC @markc568 @purplepadma
it was just a placeholder for until i get out of work. but i couldn't wait to comment, said something i could have anticipated was in the article, and acted like an absolute reply guy. you're quite right to point out my bad behaviour
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@sibylle I'm so sorry but the article was already long enough: https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/28951404-a41f-4215-ab89-bc35dbc41233
So I didn't write about their methods of repairing but if you have questions, you can ask me here!
@NatureMC @lichtscheu ha! We also have tigers (limax maximus) on the cat food when it is warmer. Being a night active species they arrive at dusk, and are gone later. I often wonder if they remember where they have all you can eat buffet, or if they are attracted by the smell every evening.
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@NatureMC
looking forward to some quality snail facts down with snail slop
@NatureMC
great snail facts, thanks for taking the time to write this
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Please don't boost #aislop !
This post went #viral in my timeline. Commentators found the source in a FB slop page, and biologists in the comments tell the facts. The author of the post hasn't yet edited the post for marking that's AI/the source.
People burst into enthusiasm, so little do they know about nature.
And I'll write an article now. About real snails. Facts.
@NatureMC Thank you for clearing that up! I saw that post last night, had this moment of "oh my, I can't believe I didn't know this" and was about to click on boost when the doubt set in. It was late and I didn't want to research it instead of going to bed, but I was pretty sure it couldn't be true. When I was a kid I used to gather snails and let them free in the garden after a while. I would have realized if I would have harmed them. The only person harmed was my horrified grandfather.
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